Kim Warwick

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Kim Warwick
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Clearwater, Florida
Born (1952-04-08) 8 April 1952 (age 73)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1970
Retired1987 (brief comeback in 1996)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$994,045
Singles
Career record268–253 (51.4%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 15 (12 October 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (1980)
French Open 2R (1977, 1979, 1980)
Wimbledon 4R (1977)
US Open QF (1982)
Doubles
Career record449–289 (60.8%)
Career titles26
Highest rankingNo. 10 (9 December 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1978, 1980, 1981)
French Open W (1985)
Wimbledon QF (1977, 1982)
US Open SF (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open W (1972, 1976)
Wimbledon F (1972)

Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970 to 1987, reaching the singles final of the Australian Open in 1980. [1] He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top ten including Guillermo Vilas, Raúl Ramírez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Jan Kodeš, Bob Lutz and Arthur Ashe. Warwick's career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, achieved in 1981. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles, including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, and Roland Garros 1985, and was also a runner-up in Australian Open 1986, all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson. Partnering with Evonne Goolagong, he won the French Open 1972, defeating Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Evonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Năstase who won 6–4, 6–4.

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Kim also was a member of the winning team of World Team Tennis in 1975 (Pittsburgh Triangles) and 1986 (San Antonio Racquets). Warwick also holds the record for the most match points missed in a losing effort, having held eleven chances to defeat eventual champion Adriano Panatta in the Rome Masters in 1976. [2]

His best record is his streak of 21 consecutive Grand Slam appearances; it began in 1975, and did not end until 1980. His record would later be surpassed by Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg, who would run it out to 54 consecutive Grand Slam appearances.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1980 Australian Open [1] Grass Flag of the United States.svg Brian Teacher 5–7, 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1978 Australian Open Grass Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kronk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cliff Letcher
7–6, 7–5
Win1980 Australian Open Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
Win1981 Australian Open Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win1985 French Open Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein
Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Simonsson
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss1985 Australian Open Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1972 French Open Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Barclay
6–2, 6–4
Loss1972 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
4–6, 4–6
Win1976 French Open Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linky Boshoff
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Dowdeswell
5–7, 7–6, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 SR
Australian Open AA 2R 1R 2R QF 3R 1R 1R 3R 3R F QF A 1R 2R AA0 / 13
French Open AA P2 1R AA 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R AAAAAA0 / 6
Wimbledon Q2 1R 1R A 3R 3R 3R 4R 2R 1R 2R A 1R A Q3 Q1 Q2 0 / 10
US Open AAAA 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R AA QF 3R AAA0 / 8
Strike rate0 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 37

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Singles (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1972Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli 3–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss2.1974 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win1.1976 Bangalore, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon 6–1, 6–2
Loss3.1977 Tokyo, JapanClay Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Manuel Orantes 2–6, 1–6
Loss4.1978 Stuttgart, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Pinner 2–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss5.1978 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison 3–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 2–6
Win2.1979 Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bernard Mitton 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss6.1980 Queen's Club, EnglandGrass Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 3–6, 1–6
Loss7.1980 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win3.1980 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Loss8.1980 Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of the United States.svg Brian Teacher 5–7, 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles (26 titles, 26 runners-up)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.1974 Omaha, U.S.Other Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fletcher Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
2–6, 4–6
Loss2.1974 Tempe, U.S.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fletcher Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win1.1974 Cedar Grove, U.S.Other Flag of the United States.svg Steve Siegel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tanis
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss3.1975Stockholm WCT, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Patrice Dominguez Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
3–6, 6–7
Loss4.1975 San Francisco, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–7
Loss5.1975 Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
1–6, 2–6
Loss6.1976 Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Win2.1976 Brisbane, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ismail El Shafei
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Fairlie
6–4, 6–4
Loss7.1976 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ismail El Shafei
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Fairlie
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win3.1976 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Marks
6–3, 6–4
Loss8.1977Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cliff Letcher
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss9.1977 Denver, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
2–6, 3–6
Loss10.1977Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win4.1977 Tokyo Outdoor, JapanClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Kachel
6–2, 7–6
Win5.1977 Hong Kong, U.K.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
Win6.1977Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss11.1978 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss12.1978 Stowe, U.S.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win7.1978 Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kronk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cliff Letcher
7–6, 7–5
Win8.1979 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bernard Mitton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarrett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Smith
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss13.1980 Metz, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Chris Delaney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer
6–7, 5–7
Win9.1980 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Chris Delaney Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 6–0
Win10.1980 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy
Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 7–6
Win11.1980 Surbiton, EnglandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13
Loss14.1980 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ismail El Shafei
4–6, 4–6
Win12.1980Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
Win13.1981Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win14.1982Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarrett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Smith
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Win15.1982 Guarujá, BrazilClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cássio Motta
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss15.1982Denver, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
4–6, 4–6
Win16.1982Richmond WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Gehring
6–4, 6–2
Loss16.1982 Bristol, EnglandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
4–6, 6–7
Win17.1982 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss17.1982 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S.Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
w/o
Loss18.1982 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky Flag of the United States.svg Charles Strode
Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win18.1983Stowe, U.S.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss19.1983 Brisbane, AustraliaCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee
6–7, 6–7
Win19.1983 Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
7–6, 6–4
Loss20.1984 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
4–6, 2–6
Loss21.1985 Delray Beach, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
5–7, 5–7, 4–6
Win20.1985 Munich, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win21.1985 French Open, ParisClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein
Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Simonsson
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss22.1985 Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
4–6, 4–6
Loss23.1985Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
3–6, 2–6
Win22.1985Hong Kong, U.K.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss24.1985Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win23.1985Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of the United States.svg Tomm Warneke
6–4, 6–4
Win24.1986 Cincinnati, U.S.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo Steyn
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser
6–3, 6–4
Win25.1986 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović
6–4, 6–4
Loss25.1986 Wembley, EnglandCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Win26.1987 Orlando, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss26.1988Orlando, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
4–6, 4–6

References

  1. 1 2 "1980 Australian Open results". atpworldtour.com.
  2. "Tommy Haas converts 13th match point to beat Isner in five sets". 1 June 2013 via BBC.